Entries will be accepted through 4 p.m. March 20 for two-dimensional artwork that will be displayed on two newly completed floors of the patient tower at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction. A request for proposals and other information is available at the front desk of the Western Colorado Center for the Arts at 1803 […]
The City of Grand Junction is exploring the possibility of establishing a foreign-trade zone that allows special customs treatment and could promote economic development. Business owners and managers interested in the proposal are asked to complete a short questionnaire. The questionnaire and more information is available online at the Web site located at www.gjcity.org/EcoDev/ForeignTradeZones. Foreign-trade […]
Vectra Bank has scheduled its annual economic outlook breakfast for 7:30 to 9 a.m. Feb. 4. The event will feature Henry Sobanet, director of the Office of State Planning & Budgeting; Elizabeth Garner, state demographer; and Patricia Silverstein, an economist who runs a research company. The event will be streamed live. Online participants will have […]
A small business advocacy group now offers information through Twitter. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) offers information and updates through Twitter at @NFIB_CO. “It will forever be the mission of NFIB to reminder policymakers that small businesses are not smaller versions of bigger businesses,” said Tony Gagliardi, state director for the NFIB in […]
Tile Meister of Grand Junction has earned The Best of Houzz award for 2015 for customer satisfaction from Houzz, which operates a data base for home remodeling and design. “Our dedication to our customers and attention to detail is reflected by the Best of Houzz award as well as the Super Service Award from Angie’s […]
The City of Grand Junction has contributed $12,500 to help purchase a laser cutter and engraver for the GJMakerspace at the Business incubator Center. The donation will help pay for the machinery as well as demonstrate local support in efforts to raise additional funding. Jon Maraschin, executive director of the Business Incubator Center, said the […]
A series of three free workshops focusing on job-hunting skills will continue at the Mesa County Library in Grand Junction. A presentation on the job search and application process is set for 6 p.m. Jan. 26. A presentation on résumés is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 2, following by a presentation on interviews planned for […]
A Grand Junction group will host a presentation exploring the relationships between hydraulic fracturing and earthquakes. The presentation is open to the public. The Grand Junction Geological Society has scheduled the presentation for a joint meeting with geology students at Colorado Mesa University. The meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 in the Saccomanno […]
Vectra Bank has scheduled its annual economic outlook breakfast for 7:30 to 9 a.m. Feb. 4. The event will feature Henry Sobanet, director of the Office of State Planning & Budgeting; Elizabeth Garner, state demographer; and Patricia Silverstein, an economist who runs a research company. “Three of Colorado’s foremost experts on economic and demographic trends, […]
The Business Incubator Center in Grand Junction has scheduled an event intended to promote the development of the technology industry and entrepreneurship in Western Colorado. The free event, dubbed Beer & Business at BIC, is planned for 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 15 at the center, located at 2591 Legacy Way. The goal of the […]